{"id":24448,"date":"2020-05-22T06:13:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T06:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24448"},"modified":"2020-05-22T06:13:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T06:13:36","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-22-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24448","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 22 May, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 denying 60% children education globally, says UNDP<\/p>\n<p>China warns of &#8216;countermeasures&#8217; over US virus sanctions threat<\/p>\n<p>PDP crisis deepens in Plateau as two caretaker committees emerge<\/p>\n<p>17-year-old housewife stabs husband to death, blames lack of sex education<\/p>\n<p>One dead, two injured as tanker rams into car, bus on Lagos bridge<\/p>\n<p>FG urged to rename National Stadium Lagos after Okwaraji<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Joshua&#8217;s promoter eyes teaming up with UFC<\/p>\n<p>Traders, speculators may suffer losses as BDCs resume operations<\/p>\n<p>Monarch rallies private sector to COVID-19 preventive measures<\/p>\n<p>LCCI tasks new members on professionalism, business ethics<\/p>\n<p>Investors&#8217; fortune soars further by N426 billion in four trading days<\/p>\n<p>NLRC backs Supreme Court for quashing Kalu&#8217;s 12-year jail term<\/p>\n<p>PTF warns against panic purchase of Hydroxychloroquine<\/p>\n<p>Madagascar&#8217;s &#8216;green gold&#8217; against COVID-19 seeks nod beyond Africa<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Ruler of Bakassi tells FG, international community to answer the unanswered Bakassi questions<\/p>\n<p>Jailed Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released due to pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Lagos pledges to reach 37589 households with pupils&#8217; food rations in four weeks<\/p>\n<p>FG declares Monday, Tuesday as public holidays<\/p>\n<p>Senate President distributes COVID-19 palliatives to Yobe residents<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Udom political appointee supports his decision to slash salary<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Military quarantines BHaram suspects, bandits, gives masks<\/p>\n<p>Imo PDP publicity secretary resigns, joins APC<\/p>\n<p>Kalu: Buhari nominee lampoons SCourt critics, faults ACJA<\/p>\n<p>Stop acting like Obasekis mouthpiece, Oshiomholes loyalists tell Oyegun<\/p>\n<p>Police disperse Useni-backed exco from Plateau PDP office<\/p>\n<p>We wont drop N4.3bn secret account probe Ondo Assembly<\/p>\n<p>Corruption: FG establishes integrity clubs in 1,000 schools<\/p>\n<p>N10tn spent on fuel subsidy in 15 years Marketers<\/p>\n<p>Inflation hit two-year high at 12.34% in April NBS<\/p>\n<p>Customs seize Indian hemp worth N1bn<\/p>\n<p>Dont run parallel management, Amaechi tells NPA board<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 has worsened disasters in Nigeria, says NEMA<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers flood NCC with 26,169 complaints in 16 months<\/p>\n<p>Were still consulting on revised budget Finance minister<\/p>\n<p>Closure of hotels threatening our business Poultry farmers<\/p>\n<p>FG begins sale of N150bn Sukuk bond<\/p>\n<p>Contractors continue agric ministry picketing over N17bn debt<\/p>\n<p>SIM card: Trader gives DSS 24 hours to pay N10m<\/p>\n<p>Development bank disburses N100bn to MSMEs<\/p>\n<p>They say Im still positive, says Benue index case<\/p>\n<p>Total Nigeria reports N163m loss<\/p>\n<p>Observe sallah prayers at home, Sultan tells Muslims again<\/p>\n<p>29 stocks lift market as investors gain N159bn<\/p>\n<p>European shares shrink as recovery hopes fade<\/p>\n<p>Kano youth who abducted, impregnated Ese Oruru jailed 26 years<\/p>\n<p>Edo ex-commissioner collapses after police harassment<\/p>\n<p>Forgery: Police invite lawyer for demanding ministers probe<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3114028-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CK2dofrUxukCFUQS0wodN_sA9A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/360613911\/Redmaslatestnigeriannews.com2020optimised_0__container__\">FG declares Monday, Tuesday Eid-el-Fitri holidays<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Governors to partner PTF for full reopening of economy<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 scare: Kaduna correctional centre rejects convict<\/p>\n<p>FG asks churches, mosques, others to submit guidelines for reopening<\/p>\n<p>40 infected doctors, health workers discharged<\/p>\n<p>Beware of COVID-19 patients, minister cautions herbalists<\/p>\n<p>FCT arrests 84 travellers, impounds Dangote truck, buses<\/p>\n<p>Military to counsel soldiers who cursed Buratai in viral video<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians evading tax on foreign properties risk prosecution FG<\/p>\n<p>APC adopts direct primaries for Edo gov poll candidate<\/p>\n<p>Buhari endorsed Obaseki, Akeredolu for second term, says Odigie-Oyegun<\/p>\n<p>[BREAKING] Eid-el-Fitri: FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays<\/p>\n<p>Inflation rate rose to 12.34% in April NBS<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Benue orders churches, mosques to open<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG Inaugurates Extension Services Revitalisation Committee<\/p>\n<p>Shareholders Call for Merging of Stockbroking firms for Better Service Delivery<\/p>\n<p>Some Airlines May Not Resume Operations Without Govts Intervention<\/p>\n<p>Face Mask, Social Distancing Now Mandatory in NRC Facilities<\/p>\n<p>Challenge of Relocating of Aviation Agencies to Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Labour Counsels FG against Frequent Summoning of Aviation Agencies Chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Edo Elders Kick against Report of Obasekis Panel of Inquiry<\/p>\n<p>APC Should Give Obaseki, Akeredolu Tickets, Odigie-Oyegun Insists<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Useni&#8217;s Plateau PDP faction kick against tenure elongation<\/p>\n<p>Taribo West: Aribo too weak to play for Super Eagles<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lagos slashes budget by 21%<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s economy to contract by 8.9% as inflation hits 12.34% in April<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 economic stimulus: States to get $1.5bn from W&#8217;Bank &#8216;NEC<\/p>\n<p>NMA right violation petition: FCT High Court fixes June 10th for hearing<\/p>\n<p>Imo Assembly repeals govs, speakers pension act of 2007<\/p>\n<p>Lagos spends over N750m on COVID-19 tests<\/p>\n<p>Chinese doctors: Ehanire should be held liable, NMA, others insist<\/p>\n<p>6 missing as bloody war looms between Anambra, Enugu communities<\/p>\n<p>Galant Cop attacked for battling cultists in Abia<\/p>\n<p>Wife stabs hubby to death over sex in Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Army renovates medical facilities in Kano, provides boreholes<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: 250,000 jobs at stake in creative industry<\/p>\n<p>Universities must embrace e-learning<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG appeals to traders, transporters not to hike prices<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian inflation Jumped to 12.34% in April<\/p>\n<p>Soaring food prices push up inflation rate to 12.34%<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: We &#8216;ll dispatch experts to re-engage Kogi Govt &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>CIBN former President advocates ethical leadership in banks<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Economy&#8217;ll go into recession &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lagos slashes 2020 budget by 14.7%<\/p>\n<p>Second term ticket deal was reached with Obaseki, Akeredolu &#8216; Odigie-Oyegun<\/p>\n<p>FG begins sale of N150bn sovereign Sukuk at 11.2%<\/p>\n<p>Stop acting as Obaseki&#8217;s hireling, Edo APC tells Oyegun<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: States to get $1.5bn from World Bank &#8216; Zainab Ahmed<\/p>\n<p>Public Holidays: CBN reschedules MPC meeting<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Senate President distributes Palliatives to thousands of Constituents in Yobe North<\/p>\n<p>NLC decries harassment of healthcare workers by security agents<\/p>\n<p>Corruption: ICPC prepares national policy on ethics, integrity for Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Buhari signs 2018 Executive Order on overseas assets declaration<\/p>\n<p>Lagos discharges 13 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16,000 COVID-19 tests so far &#8216; Commissioner claims<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Father and son surrender to police after killing neighbour for allegedly sleeping with wife<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 339 new COVID-19 cases as total hits 7,016<\/p>\n<p>Buhari signs amendment to Executive Order on voluntary offshore assets regularisation<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti records second COVID-19 death<\/p>\n<p>National Assembly receives amended N10.596 trillion 2020 Budget estimate<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG appeals to traders, transporters not to hike prices<\/p>\n<p>Lagos discharges another 9 males, 4 females after testing negative for coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians in India, others will be evacuated, minister assures<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: Police arrest 413 violators, impound 98 vehicles in Kano<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: States to get $1.5 billion World Bank relief package<\/p>\n<p>Lagos reduces 2020 budget figures by 21 per cent<\/p>\n<p>FG gives 500 bags of rice, other palliatives to 25 Abuja orphanages<\/p>\n<p>NLC decries incessant harassment of healthcare workers by security agents<\/p>\n<p>Rising inflation puts CBN in dilemma &#8216; Uwaleke<\/p>\n<p>Schools will reopen soon but no date &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve spent N800 million to test 16,000 people for coronavirus, says Lagos govt<\/p>\n<p>DBN disbursed N100bn to SMEs in 2019 &#8216; Okpanachi<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigerians now buying hydroxychloroquine in large quantities, PTF raises alarm<\/p>\n<p>FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays to Eidul-Fitr celebration<\/p>\n<p>UK contributes 20million into new AU &#8216;anti-COVID-19 fund<\/p>\n<p>Air Peace announces plans to downsize, stop inflight services on resumption<\/p>\n<p>Why govt need to open churches, mosques &#8216; CAN spokesman<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>120 Lekki homeowners face eviction over land dispute<\/p>\n<p>Kwara to sell subsidised cocoa, cashew, other seedlings<\/p>\n<p>Fed Govt working on stimulus for local carriers<\/p>\n<p>NBS: Inflation jumps to 12.34 per cent<\/p>\n<p>Lagos cuts 2020 Budget by 21% to N920.5 billion<\/p>\n<p>Edo, Ondo polls wont be easy, says INEC<\/p>\n<p>Hypertension, diabetes, others account for 70% Covid -19 deaths, says Fed Govt<\/p>\n<p>Federation Account lost N125 billion revenue in Q1<\/p>\n<p>Lagos spends N800m on 16,000 tests, says Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>Lagos says Pen-Cinema Brigde will soon be completed<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Early discharge of positive patients likely, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Alleged N511m debt: Senator, AMCON get September 29 date<\/p>\n<p>18-year-old wife stabs husband to death over sex<\/p>\n<p>FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays<\/p>\n<p>Group to Buhari: Disband Police Trust Fund board now<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Hold states responsible for numbers of test, says Fed Govt<\/p>\n<p>Fight our killers like Coronavirus, Northern Christian elders tell El-Rufai, FG<\/p>\n<p>Community crisis claims two lives in Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Nigerians stockpiling chloroquine, PTF raises alarm<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lagos DPO arrested, detained for killing sergeant<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG appeals to traders, transporters not to hike prices<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 12,000 new cases of fistula yearly UNFPA<\/p>\n<p>Buhari signs amendment to 2018 Executive Order on VOARS<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma motivates Imo Judges with N22m car gifts<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 Fund: UK invests 20m in Africa to fund Vaccine, feeding, others<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Don&#8217;t count on vaccine, US scientist warns<\/p>\n<p>Two-days-old baby dies of coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>Stop harassing healthcare workers, NLC tells security agents<\/p>\n<p>Why Lagos doctors are embarking on indefinite sit-at-home<\/p>\n<p>Lagos NMA reverses stay-at-home order<\/p>\n<p>NLC decries incessant harassment of healthcare workers by security agents<\/p>\n<p>Lockdown: NEC to collaborate with PTF on re-opening national economy<\/p>\n<p>Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium to attend military academy<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 infection rate has nose-dived in Bauchi, says Bala<\/p>\n<p>Delta taskforce impounds 6,000 trucks for violating inter- state movement ban<\/p>\n<p>Again, cultists kill 2 in Ilorin<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Bala orders decontamination of four LGs, others<\/p>\n<p>Minister gives conditions for reopening of religious centres in FCT<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Odubu&#8217;s experience, loyalty put him ahead of other aspirants &#8216; Idahagbon<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Private school owners seek grants, non-interest loan<\/p>\n<p>Bolivia&#8217;s health minister sacked, arrested for coronavirus-related corruption<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria could discharge Covid-19 patients early, after single test<\/p>\n<p>1 in 2 Covid-19 patients died at home: new analysis shows need for prompt treatment<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Health workers in Kogi in danger &#8216; NMA<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 narratives multiply as Nigeria moves towards herd immunity<\/p>\n<p>16,000 Covid-19 tests so far cost Lagos N800m<\/p>\n<p>FG fears the worst, says economy to shrink by 8.9% in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s inflation rates up 12.34% in April- NBS<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices climb as U.S. stock drawdown eases supply glut fears<\/p>\n<p>Crisis rocks APC again as Oshiomhole&#8217;s deputy faults Edo, Ondo gov&#8217;ship primary guidelines<\/p>\n<p>NDDC probe: Don&#8217;t give in to tricks of evil masterminds, group tells NASS<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oil marketers say FG should back downstream deregulation with law<\/p>\n<p>The coming antichrist and the Africans<\/p>\n<p>Update 1: Nigeria&#8217;s April inflation accelerates to 12.34%, highest in 2yrs<\/p>\n<p>Re-reading Soyinka &#8216; a discovery in a hotel room, a chance meeting at Wimbledon, and a road not taken<\/p>\n<p>World Bank commits $500m to deepen food security, protect livelihood in Africa<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s April inflation rate accelerates to 12.34 %, highest in 2yrs<\/p>\n<p>FG opens N150bn Sukuk subscription, targets road projects<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Right Group Makes Case For More Correctional Centres<\/p>\n<p>Akwa Ibom To Commission Isolation Centre May 29<\/p>\n<p>PSML May Reduce DSC To Carcass If Not Checked- Atanomeyovwi<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Heading Towards Recession&#8217; Finance Minister<\/p>\n<p>Pen-Cinema Bridge Will Soon Be Completed- Hamzat<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Economic Stimulus: States To Get $1.5bn From World Bank&#8217; NEC<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: 300 trained Military medical personnel to man 21 facilities across Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram\/ISWAP terrorists&#8217; lose another logistics stores to military air strike in Borno<\/p>\n<p>Again, court declines to stop Reps from passing NCDC bill<\/p>\n<p>FG okays N724.7m for computers, simulator building<\/p>\n<p>CoS: Don&#8217;t toe path of cabal, Timi Frank urges Gambari<\/p>\n<p>CAN urges Kaduna to relax lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Military arrests 10 pirates, rescue 18 Chinese, Ghanaians<\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUEPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EID-El-FITR: Conflicting signals over mode of worship<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: INEC approves policy guidelines ahead Edo, Ondo guber polls amidst Covid-19<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: 11 more dead as Nigeria records 339 new cases, total now 7016<\/p>\n<p>Dwindling economy: NEC swings into action<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG mulls early discharge of positive patients<\/p>\n<p>At last, President Buhari signs Executive Order 008<\/p>\n<p>Council directs Kwara Muslims to observe eid-el-Fitr prayers at homes<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" 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